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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

October 1998

30 Oct
New Release
Interview with John Eberhardt

Game-Interviews.com posted an interview with John Eberhardt, and discuss Uprising 2. In the interview they posted 6 screenshots and they also talk about the elements of Uprising 2.

30 Oct
New Release
Weapons Factory League

DEF-CON Online is planning to host a major Weapons Factory league for Quake 2. Weapons Factory is a totally new mod with 9 different character classes, new weapons, and incredible maps.

30 Oct
Deals
Sin Gold Contest

Ritualistic is having a Sin Gold Contest which is being sponsored by Activision and Ritual Entertainment. They are ready to give away some cool prizes.

30 Oct
New Release
Blood 2 Demo Released

Monolith put out Blood 2 Demo, which is their new 3D action shooter. The demo includes 2 single player levels.

29 Oct
New Release
Jason Hall Interview

VoodooExtreme posted an interview with Monolith's Jason Hall. This interview primarily covers Monolith's Lithtech engine.

29 Oct
New Release
Ultima Online: The Second Age Shipped

ORIGIN Systems, the creators of software worlds, today announced it has shipped Ultima Online: The Second Age for the PC.

29 Oct
New Release
Creative Live!Surround Technology

Creative Technology today announced its on-going Live!Ware Program will be offering Creative's new Live!Surround technology to all Sound Blaster Live! and Live!

29 Oct
New Release
BC3K v2.0 Version Control

The GALCOM NEWS NETWORK has been updated with some important info regarding BC3K v2.0. The version control file is also online.

29 Oct
New Release
Red Baron 3D Available

Dynamix, a Sierra company and leading developer of entertainment software, today announced the commercial availability of Red Baron 3D, a historical World War I flight simulation.